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The magic box
The year was eighteen seventy-eight
Beneath a ruthless, burning sky
Dry Creek slept, remote and sedate
Where dust danced wild and secrets lie
The air was thick with ghostly tales
Wooden homes and slow-worn feet
A silent sheriff on dusty trails
Where time itself forgot to beat
But fate, unseen with playful hand
Brought to the path a gleaming surprise
A box unmarked, from no known land
...
Wednesday 18th June 2025 5:15 am
THE LAMENT CONFIGURATION
THE LAMENT CONFIGURATION
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Time to play.
You find an unusual relic.
A golden puzzle box of unknown origin.
You hold it in both hands.
Turn a corner, turn another and another.
You feel the slice of a blade
In the palm of your hand. Drop the box--
Which lifts, changes shape. The puzzle solves itself.
Plays a short tune. The wall sp...
Tuesday 12th November 2024 2:24 pm
Happiness
Happiness:
The light at the end of the never-ending tunnel.
The worlds way of fueling us with counterfeit hope.
The missing pieces of the saddest ever puzzle.
The forgotten punchline of a humorless joke.
The untied shoelace that causes a slip and stumble.
The handful of cheap whiskey and the line of coke.
The meaningful words hidden deep inside a mumble. ...
Friday 14th October 2016 6:12 am
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